oxyacetylene

English

Etymology

oxy- +‎ acetylene

Noun

oxyacetylene (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.

Translations

a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals

Greek: οξυγονοκόλληση (el) f (oxygonokóllisi)
Tagalog: oksiasetilina

Adjective

oxyacetylene (not comparable)

Using this mixture.
an oxyacetylene torch
- 1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:
  The first stage of the demolition work consisted of removing, by oxy-acetylene cutting, the whole of the plate floor, cross-girders, and lattice parapets.

Related terms

oxyacetylene torch
oxyacetylenic

Translations

oxyacetylene

Italian: ossiacetilenico (it) m

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